Production Plan, October to December 2026

Purpose. This plan sets the production targets, grade schedule, planned shutdowns and improvement priorities for the final quarter of 2026.

1.Targets

The paper machine will produce 47,500 saleable tonnes in the quarter across linerboard and fluting grades at an efficiency of at least 88 per cent. The pulp line will produce 9,800 air dried tonnes of bleached kraft pulp. Off-grade production will be held below 1.5 per cent and customer complaints below one per thousand tonnes.

2.Grade schedule

The machine will run a repeating grade cycle to minimise grade changes, moving from light fluting through heavy linerboard and back. Customer orders are allocated to the cycle by the Quality and Planning Coordinator each week. Grade change losses will be tracked in the Production Shift Log.

• Weeks 1 and 2 of each month: fluting 110 to 140 grams per square metre
• Weeks 3 and 4 of each month: test liner 140 to 200 grams per square metre
• Kraft pulp: continuous with a two-day bleach plant clean in November

3.Planned shutdowns

A 36-hour maintenance shutdown is planned from 17 October for the forming fabric change, press section roll change and dryer inspection. A 24-hour shutdown is planned from 21 November for recovery boiler inspection and a bleach plant clean. Shutdown scopes are managed through the Maintenance Work Orders and every task will be covered by a permit.

4.Fibre supply

Recovered fibre receipts must average 620 tonnes per day with a contamination rejection rate below four per cent. Woodchip receipts are contracted at 1,100 tonnes per day. Fibre yard stock must be held between 4,000 and 7,000 tonnes to cover contractor disruptions.

5.Environmental and energy

The quarter will run with effluent BOD below eighty per cent of the licence limit as an internal target, and the turbine will export surplus electricity during off-peak periods. Water use per tonne will be reported weekly with a target of a two per cent reduction on the previous quarter.

6.Improvement priorities

The quarter's improvement projects are a reduction in wet end sheet breaks to fewer than 1.5 per day, the de-inking brightness stability project, and the finishing plant reel damage project. Each project has a leader, a baseline and a measured target reported at the monthly review.

7.Review

Plan attainment will be reviewed at the daily production meeting and the monthly site review. Variances greater than five per cent against the weekly plan must be explained with a corrective plan. The plan will be revised if a major customer order or a supply disruption changes the schedule.